Raven's Home

"Raven's Home" was filmed in frot of a live studio audience.

That's Dad! Get ready!

Okay!

Surprise!

Aw! You guys shouldn't have!

Uh, we didn't, Chels, this is for Devon.

I know. I just... I never had a surprise party before,

so I wanted to see what it felt like.

It felt like you were yelling a hug at me.

All right, everybody, back to your positions.

Your father thinks that he is the king of surprises,

but you know what? I'm not lettin' him move to Texas,

until I give him his second heart attack.

When did Dad have his first heart attack?

When I told him y'all were twins.

Shh! I hear him coming!

Surprise!

- How in the world...? - I'm sorry, it just felt so good the first time,

I had to do it again.

On a side note, Rae, your energy... little low.

Guys, he's gonna be here any second.

Right, so get in position. Chelsea! Down...

Okay. I don't know where he is. He's never late.

Surprise!

Boy, you are too old for this!

Ahh, still the king of surprises.

Yeah, and breakin' and enterin'. Stop sneakin' in my house!

Yep! That's us.

Hmm, Rae, this cake is delicious.

Thank you. No one picks a store-bought cake like me!

- Good one, good one. - Hey, Dad,

I got you a goin' away gift.

It's from our favorite deep dish pizza place.

Two more punches and you get a free slice.

Thanks, Book, but I don't think they're gonna have

a Chicago's Best Pizza in Texas.

Ha ha ha.

Then I should probably hold onto that, heh.

I made you a pop-up book,

so you'll remember

all the fun things we did together.

Aww...

Wow, this is amazing!

- Thank you, sweetheart. - Yeah.

This was the time you took us to the petting zoo, and Booker

got his head stuck in a bucket.

And this was the time you took us

to the Natural History Museum

and Booker got his head

stuck in a dinosaur.

And this was the time you took us to the state fair

and Booker went to the bathroom

- and got his head stuck in the... - Okay! Okay! Everybody knows

where I got my head stuck!

You had your head stuck in a toilet?

What's wrong with you, boy?

Not my fault. I got a big head.

Ha! You ain't got to tell me. I went through 12 hours of labor

with that head.

I love it, Nia, thank you.

- Of course. - Oh! I almost forgot!

Haha! Look who I found!

Ohh, Admiral Snuggles!

I remember this bear.

You won him for us at Navy Pier.

Oh, yeah, right before I got my head stuck in the cotton candy machine.

Seriously boy, what is wrong with you?

Well, I was thinkin', since I'm movin', he can live with you.

Don't worry, Dad. I'll take good care of him.

And when he forgets to, I will.

Man, this is all movin' so fast.

I mean, it felt like just last week I was interviewin',

and, now I'm movin' away.

Dad, you're gonna be the weatherman

on the biggest morning show in Dallas.

You have to go for it.

I'm gonna miss you.

Maybe we should put a TV in my room so I can watch

- whenever I get sad... - You're not gettin' a TV, Book.

It was worth a shot.

Look, I better get goin', Rae. It's... It's gettin' late.

I got a long drive ahead of me tomorrow.

I love you guys.

We love you.

- Bye, Dad. - Bye.

Bye.

Well... this is it.

I guess so.

Man, I've never missed one of my weekends with the kids.

Just wish that I could wait till Monday to leave.

Me, too. I had plans...

Man, so did we. I mean, the kids and I,

we were gonna watch a scary movie,

make some of my super spicy chili...

everything you hate doin'.

Not gonna lie, I was happy to lose those in the divorce.

You know, even though things didn't work out between us, Rae, uh...

I'm glad we're still friends.

Me too.

You sure you're gonna be okay doin' this on your own?

Come on, now, Devon, you've been to my house.

I'm not alone. I'm never alone.

I'd kill for five minutes alone.

We're gonna be okay.

Bye, Rae.

Bye, Devon.

- Hey, Rae, how about one last... - Bye, Devon!

Hey, Chels, the kids in bed already?

Yeah. Are you okay?

Well, it depends, uh, did you throw that cake away?

- No. - Then I'm good.

I'm just a little worried about Booker and Nia, you know?

It's a big change. I hope they're gonna be okay.

Dad's gone.

Things are never gonna be the same.

Oh, Chels, I just saw the kids,

and they were upset that Devon is leaving.

Ugh! I hate seeing them this way.

Well, of course, Rae, it's awful seeing your kids hurting.

When Garret left, God, it was so hard on Levi.

How'd you help him?

Oh, well, whenever he'd get upset I'd, you know, do little things

to take his mind off of it.

Oh! Well, that's a great idea.

I can do fun things with the kids all weekend to keep them distracted

- from being sad. - Yeah...

Oh! You know a really awesome distraction?

You guys can help me clean up this living room.

Right?

- I'll help you. - Well, thanks, Rae.

- Yeah. First I'm gonna - Yeah.

Clean up this cake...

And then I'm gonna clean up that ice cream in there.

- Hey, Mom! - Oh...

where'd you come from?

Well, according to you and Dad, a long weekend in Hawaii.

That's why my middle name's Mahalo!

Hey, Levi, why do you have on Admiral Snuggles' hat?

The real question is, who's Admiral Snuggles,

and why is he out of uniform?

I don't know. Why don't you go and ask him?

He's over there in the box by the coffee table.

There's no box by the coffee table.

Oh, well. I'm sure the kids took him to their room.

- They love that bear. - They do?

Yeah. Now that Devon's gone, I'm sure they're gonna be

fightin' over who's gonna sleep with it.

Oh, Rae, I don't think you have to worry about that.

Levi, can I see you in the living room?

Levi, I threw that box away. I thought it was trash!

We gotta find that bear before the twins find out it's gone.

Don't worry, Mom, I'll help you.

Okay. Well, let's go check the dumpster, huh?

Mom! I'm the admiral! I give the orders!

Let's go check the dumpster.

Aye, aye, son!

Hey, can I come in?

Actually, I kind of wanna be alone.

Yeah, me too.

Dad's only been gone a day and I already miss him so much.

Hey, you two! It's Saturday morning!

Ow! Who's ready for the weekend?

Why is Mom acting so weird?

Is there a hidden camera in here? Are we being Mom'd?

What are y'all doin' just sittin' around?

Talking about Dad.

This was supposed to be our weekend with him.

Yeah, right about now we'd be makin' his super spicy chili.

Oh! That's okay, we can do that today.

We're gonna make Dad's super spicy chili.

Yeah. Yeah, and then we can watch a super scary movie!

The scarier the better!

- But you hate that stuff. - No, I don't, I love that stuff.

I was real sad when I lost it in the divorce.

Cool! We'll do the whole weekend we were gonna do with Dad!

I love it, yes! And then no one will be sad!

We're gonna have a happy, super fun Dad's weekend,

with special guest host M to the, O to the, M to the,

O to the, M to the, O to the, M to the,

O... O to the...

- Mom, you're gonna love this! - Mm-hmm.

It's how we start off every weekend with Dad.

Actually, we start with Dad telling us how good music used to be.

You wanna hear good music? I got three words for you: Boyz N Motion.

I got three words for you: Who is that?

Just serve the chili.

- We followed Dad's recipe exactly. - Yeah.

Booker, how much hot sauce did you put in here?

The whole bottle?